Tale of two sisters, my first boxes

These first recipe boxes I made to my two daughters. I followed Doug Stowe’s book on box making that he was nice enough to sign for me. I had some trouble with glue on the inside miters. Next time I will use less glue. I found Doug’s book a big help for my first boxes.

A nice pair of recipe boxes. I apply a coat of shellac (wiped on) to the inside of my boxes before glue up. Quicker, easier, and cheaper than tape for me. And the glue squeeze out scrapes off easily with the end of my steel ruler. Just don’t get shellac on the surfaces you want to glue.